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As our map shows, the impact was felt across ... country’s national government from the Union of Burma to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in 1989. The two countries sit next to each other ...
In 1989 the English name of the country was changed from Burma to Myanmar by the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC, now called the State Peace and Development Council ...
The country, formerly known as Burma, has been run by a military junta since a 2021 coup that deposed the democratically elected ruling party. Thousands of people in Myanmar may need urgent ...
A terrifying map has revealed the impact of the Myanamar ... with an epicentre in neighbouring Myanmar, according to preliminary reports. A state of emergency was declared in six regions and ...
A major, 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in Myanmar on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. At a depth of about six miles, the quake was relatively shallow, which made it ...
Yet victory for the resistance, fragmented as it is, could plunge Myanmar into even greater chaos. After more than three years of fighting, what is happening? Map: The Economist On October 27th ...